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Going to be refinishing oak flooring to a darker color...looking for recs on stains...
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Minwax oil stains.Many colors to choose from.
The one I used was called Early American and they came out great. I used on floors, doors, and woodwork trim.
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We used Minwax oil based stain (cherry) on our new red oak floors and it looks great.
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Sherwin Williams
Wood Classics, which just so happens to be on sale right now.
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Interesting, thanks. I thought it would be recommended to stay away from Minwax. I was expecting to hear Mohawk, Cabot, Duraseal, etc.
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Actually, the finish applied over the stain is more important than the stain.
All stains fade with UV exposure---look at floors where an area rug has set and then been moved.
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I like the way you think, John.
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Yes, that certainly makes sense. I'll be using Bona sealer and satin topcoat.
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live4ever said:
Yes, that certainly makes sense. I'll be using Bona sealer and satin topcoat.
Bona Traffic is *the* top coat of the gods. I found out about it at a local wood floor finishing shop. They had half their front entrance done with Traffic and the rest done with all other brands. The traffic side was pristine.
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